SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis

Video recording of Finn Poulsen’s 1990 production of Romeo and Juliet for Unga Riksteatern with Lisa Hugoson and Goran Engman in the title roles.

Language

Swedish

Country

Sweden

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

11 Jan 1991

Duration

184 mins

Credits

Director

Finn Poulsen

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Lars-Eric Brossner

Production Design

Tommy Glans

Cast

Goran Engman	Romeo
Lisa Hugoson	Juliet
Erik Hansson
Mariann Nordwell
Mikael Nyquist

Additional Details

Theatre company

Svenska Unga Riksteatern

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Children’s Theatre; Youth Theatre

Notes

General

In 1967 Riksteatern started a section for producing theatre productions for children and youth, called Unga Riks ("Young Riksteatern") which has performed quality theatre for children for three decades, performing in schools throughout Sweden at low cost on a regular basis.

Textual information

Translated into Swedish by Göran O. Eriksson.

Archive

Name

National Library of Sweden, Department of Audiovisual Media

Email

foexp@kb.se

Web

http://www.smdb.kb.se External site opens in new window

Phone

=46 (0) 10-709 30 20

Fax

+46 (0)10-709 39 34

Address

Research Service
Box 5039
102 41 Stockholm
Sweden

Notes

The Swedish National Archive of Recorded Sound and Moving Images (SLBA) ceased to exist as a public authority in its own right at the end of 2008. As of 1 January 2009, it operate as the Department of Audiovisual Media under the National Library of Sweden.